24X 
ROCK OF INTI-GUAICU. 
PLATE XVIII. 
In descending the hill, the summit of which is 
crowned by the fortress of Cannar, to a valley 
hollowed by the river Gulan, we find small foot- 
paths cut in the rock : these paths lead to a 
fissure, which in the Qquichua language is called 
Inti-Guaicu^ or the ravine of the Sun. In this 
solitary spot, shaded by a beautiful and luxu- 
riant vegetation, rises an insulated mass of sand- 
stone, which is only four or five metres high. 
One of the surfaces of this small rock is remark- 
able for its whiteness : it is cut perpendicularly 
as if it had been worked by the hand of man. 
On this smooth and white ground are concen- 
tric circles, which represent the image of the 
Sun, such as at the commencement of civiliza- 
tion we see it figured among every nation of the 
Earth. These circles are of a blackish brown ; 
and in the space they enclose we perceive fea- 
tures half effaced, which indicate two eyes and a 
mouth. The foot of the rock is cut into 
